Movies

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a famous boxer who strives to get back in shape in more ways than one after suffering losses both in and out of the squared circle. In other words, it’s Rocky III 2.0. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).

How It Should Have Ended trolls The Hobbit‘s finale, rectifying the boneheaded moves of the supposedly veteran warriors and monsters, from Smaug and Bard’s bow to Thorin and the mithril shirt. Also, wait for the credits.

Director Christopher Nolan and a few other Interstellar cast and crew talk about how the movie’s robot protagonists were brought to life. It turns out both TARS and CASE were half CGI and half steel puppets.

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in a drama. A zombie drama. Arnie plays a devoted father who stays by her daughter’s side as she turns into a mindless cannibal. Also starring Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Little Miss Sunshine).

(NSFW: Language, Crude humor) The worst highway cops in the world need your help. Help them make a sequel to the cult classic Super Troopers and get perks such as tickets, posters and private screenings. No liter cola though.

The first full trailer for the Entourage movie pimps its guest stars and lays out the film’s plot: Ari just became a studio head, so he recruits Vince to star in a movie. The problem? Vinny wants to direct the film too.

The second trailer for the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller Ex Machina teases us with intense moments and vivid contrasts between nature and man-made objects, as two men and a female A.I. play tester-testee musical chairs.

(Gore) Every Frame a Painting breaks down another one of Akira Kurosawa’s talents: utilizing movement. Instead of letting actors bear the weight of storytelling, Kurosawa gave equal responsibility to the cast, the camera and the set.

Our first glimpse at Avengers: Age of Ultron was heavy on the drama. Then we saw a smattering of humor. And now we have this reassurance that yes, the movie will meet its quota of lighthearted quips and nonchalant badassery.

Video editor Jacob T. Swinney juxtaposed 55 opening and closing movie shots – from classics like The Searchers and Dr. Strangelove to recent hits like Birdman and Whiplash – that are intentionally similar or contrasting.

The Hollywood adaptation of Patrick Jean’s short film is like Wreck-It Ralph for non-gamers. Aliens think the footage of video games included in a time capsule that we sent to space is an act of war, so they attack Earth. Thanks a lot Taito!

I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story is a documentary about the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. It features candid footage of Carroll with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as well as with his wife Debra.

It turns out the crew of Furious 7 actually dropped cars from a cargo plane for one of the movie’s stunts. Even though they didn’t actually toss all the cars at once, it was still one heck of an undertaking, especially for the cameramen.

A critically-acclaimed documentary about Nirvana’s frontman. Director Brett Morgen spent eight years interviewing Kurt’s loved ones and perusing home videos, journals and recordings to make this film. Premieres 5/4 on HBO.

Filmmaker IQ talks about the auteur theory, a mindset that still carries weight today, if only as a marketing tactic. You can skip to 5:34. Remember: art and criticism are not absolute. They are concocted by humans with biases and limitations.

In Pixar’s Inside Out, a kid is upset that her family moved houses. Her emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) bicker about how they will handle her new life.

(Gore) The critically-acclaimed crime thriller The Connection is a fictionalized account of French judge Pierre Michel’s contributions in dismantling an international heroin trade known as the French Connection in the 1970s.

Jay Aron’s upcoming documentary about the history of the Back to the Future trilogy, its impact on geek culture and the team behind the making of these classic films. Support the completion of the film on Kickstarter.

Wild animals raised by a man threaten him and his family in ROAR. Noel Marshall and Tippi Hedren made the film from 1970 to 1981, starring in it along with their children. All of them and the crew were hurt numerous times in the process.

The debut trailer for Tomorrowland gives us a good idea of the film’s story. The movie’s title refers to a hidden city where the brightest minds gathered to change the world. Would you kindly stay the heck away from there kid?

Patton Oswalt shares his ideas for sequels to Unbreakable. They’re certainly exciting, but we don’t think that’s what the original was about. We’re content with imagining the rest of the story. And avoiding more M. Night plot twists.

Old and losing his otherworldly genius, Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life with the help of his housekeeper’s son. Ian McKellen plays the retired Mr. Holmes in this adaptation of Mitch Cullin’s novel A Slight Trick of the Mind.